BRITISH SPORTS AND SPORTSMEN: SHOOTING AND DEER-STALKING. Compiled and edited by "The Sportsman."
1913 1st edition. Folio (285 x 390mm). Pp359. Illustrated with photogravure and b/w photograph plates, including portraits, title-page printed in red and black. Binding B. Two-tone cloth binding (half-bound green buckram over beige buckram boards), spine and upper board titled in gilt, gilt rules, marbled endpapers with green cloth strip to hinges, bevelled edges. Edition limited to 1000 numbered copies. .
One of a lavish series of books by and about leading sportsmen of the day. Essays on all aspects of shooting and stalking by Horace G. Hutchinson, B.J. Warwick, J.W. Marples, "A country gunmaker," G.A. Schofield, George Manners, Boswell G. Jalland, J.C. Rokeby Hallen, J. Turner-Turner, G.C. Macrae, Allan Gordon Cameron, John Bourne and Col. Vincent J. Applin. More than half of the book (pages 173 to 359), is taken up with short biographies of "Celebrities with the Gun," most of them with portraits.
One of a lavish series of books by and about leading sportsmen of the day. Essays on all aspects of shooting and stalking by Horace G. Hutchinson, B.J. Warwick, J.W. Marples, "A country gunmaker," G.A. Schofield, George Manners, Boswell G. Jalland, J.C. Rokeby Hallen, J. Turner-Turner, G.C. Macrae, Allan Gordon Cameron, John Bourne and Col. Vincent J. Applin. More than half of the book (pages 173 to 359), is taken up with short biographies of "Celebrities with the Gun," most of them with portraits.
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Book Code
58602
| Author | British Sports and Sportsmen Series. |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 58602 |
| ISBN | B001OWRACY. |
| Book Description | Cloth has some staining, particularly of rear board, end-papers browned. A good copy. No. 277 of 1000. Very heavy and will entail extra postage if mailing overseas. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1913 |
| Publisher | "British Sports and Sportsmen." |
| Place | London. |